The Forgotten Toys

The Forgotten Toys
Genre Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Created by James Stevenson
Directed by Graham Ralph
Voices of Bob Hoskins
Joanna Lumley
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 28
Production
Producer(s) Karen Davidsen
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) Silver Fox Films
Meridian Broadcasting
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network CITV (United Kingdom)
Original release 1997 – 1999

The Forgotten Toys is a British animated comedy television series. It was made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, featuring the voices of Joanna Lumley and Bob Hoskins. It is a poignant tale of abandoned toys who are searching for children to love them.

Characters

Teddy (voiced by Bob Hoskins) - An ill-tempered scruffy bear. Sometimes he moans about everything, and whenever he passes or sees green vegetables, he exclaims in disgust: "Sprouts! I hate sprouts!". In the episode called 'Baby', he is forced to eat Brussel Sprouts, but he spits them out in disgust. He also gets into lots of trouble.

Annie (voiced by Joanna Lumley) - An old rag doll. When she is in charge of Teddy, she usually gets him into trouble. She is often interested in and curious about various things. Teddy often calls her "Pigtails".

Chauncey (voiced by Clement Freud) - An old, gray stray dog. He only appears in 'The Night After Christmas' and becomes a good friend who gives them a place to stay.

Keef (voiced by Andrew Sachs) - The thin and tall male burglar of the two. He wears a blue jacket, a flat cap, thin trousers and a red waistcoat. He gets very stern with his wife Kath, and sometimes he gets very moody & bored, Keef is one of the main antagonists of the show.

Kath (voiced by Kate Sachs) - The fat female burglar. She wears a green coat, a yellow woolly hat, a yellow scarf and pink fingerless gloves. She gets very scared, anxious & nervous about anything to do with her husband Keef Kath is another of the main antagonists of the show.

Episodes

# Title Air Date
1"Forgotten Again"TBA
Annie and Teddy get left behind by their new children on holiday and need to find their own way back home.
2"Toy Boy"TBA
Annie becomes infatuated with action figure doll Captain Courage.
3"Toy Stars"TBA
In a puppet theatre, Annie becomes a star for the show, but the puppet master Dolby has other ideas.
4"Toys on Trial"TBA
Annie and Teddy get caught in the middle of a jewelry robbery. With help from the bloodhound Skip, Annie reveals the burglars Kath and Keef to the police. (NB: this is Kath and Keef's first appearance on the show)
5"Hospital Toys"TBA
Annie and Teddy go to hospital where they try to help a sick girl and get Teddy's arm mended.
6"On the Road"TBA
Teddy and Annie are used as mascots by a truck driver. They then befriend an angry dog named Spud who is mistreated by his owner.
7"Blazing Toys"TBA
Annie and Teddy rescue a little boy's teddy bear from a burning building.
8"Cowboy Toys"TBA
Teddy tells the story of his Wild West ancestor Little Big Teddy.
9"Spy Toys"TBA
Teddy reveals he was once a secret agent.
10"New Zoo"TBA
Annie and Teddy help the animals of a zoo run by a mean keeper.
11"Chicken"TBA
In a henhouse, Teddy hatches a chick who thinks he's his mother.
12"Dolled Up"TBA
Annie is taken in the house of a girl who likes dolls for fashion and rejects the misfits.
13"Toy Boy 2"TBA
Annie meets Captain Courage again and Teddy challenges him.
14"A Fridge Too Far"TBA
When Annie and Teddy go inside two neighbouring houses, they find themselves caught in a war between the toys.
15"Close Encounters of the Toy Kind"TBA
Teddy and Annie meet a toy Martian. Annie tries to get it back to its owner, while Teddy tries to send it back to Mars.
16"Magic Teddy"TBA
Teddy finds a magic wand, but eventually the theatre magician wants it back. Annie summons help before the magic gets out of hand.
17"Teddy in love"TBA
Teddy develops a crush on a ballerina toy, but fails to try and woo her. Teddy and Annie have to save her from Keef and Kaff.
18"Toy Swap"TBA
Teddy swaps places with a posh teddy bear, but they eventually find their new places don't suit them.
19"Cast Away Toys"TBA
Annie and Teddy get stranded on an island. They meet a doll named Friday, thwart Keef and Kaff's egg poaching and find a way back to the mainland.
20"Circus Toys"TBA
After watching a circus show, Annie gets taken by an escaped gorilla. Teddy helped by the mouse Mr. Big rescue her and the gorilla.
21"Baby"TBA
Teddy is taken for a baby toy. After Teddy has to stay with the baby, Annie finally finds the baby's lost teddy Humphrey.
22"Dog Day"TBA
At the dockyard, Annie and Teddy befriend a lonesome dog and try to train him to be suited for a new owner.
23"Trouble in Store"TBA
Annie and Teddy explore a shopping centre to get a ribbon for Annie's hair. Annie then has to save Teddy from a Sprouts advertisement.
24"The Night Before Xmas"TBA
25"Not Fair"TBA
At a fair, Annie and Teddy try to keep a puppy out of trouble and bring him back to his owners.
26"Toys That Go Bump in the Night"TBA
Annie and Teddy take shelter in a church and befriend an owl who lives there. But Keef and Kaff break in to steal two candlesticks.
27"Bath Toys"TBA
After getting dirty, Teddy and Annie go and get washed in a house that is marked for demolition. They rescue the bath toys and find them a new owner.
28"Funny Little Teddy"TBA

History

"The Forgotten Toys" was first shown in 1995, and was repeated on Tiny Living, a TV channel that screened children's television programmes in the early morning. Numerous videos were released in or around 1995 and 1996 and a couple of DVD's followed in 2002. "The Forgotten Toys" has now been long considered dissolved, though 'the end' of the series was never officially announced. The Christmas special aired on FOX Family in the United States in 1998.

Critical reception and awards

"The Forgotten Toys" received many awards. 3 were won for 'Best Short Film', 2 for 'Best Animated Film' and 1 for Best Children's Film 1996 and Children's Jury Prize, 1997. The majority of the critics reviewed the story from a children's point of view which meant that all of the comments were positive. 'The Telegraph' stated that it was, "An enchanting festive tale for children". The Daily Mail said that it was, "A real tear-jerker... Full of twists and turns, dramatic moments, and a great sausage stealing sequence". Other reviews were more or less the same, in that they were all positive (as mentioned before).

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